The Vietnamese Minivan

Vietnam - a living contradiction.

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December 1st 2006
Hello All, It's been five days since my last post, two days past my intended update. I am writing to you all from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam District 1, otherwise known as Saigon (before the Commies came into the city after we left in the 70's). After we left, they supposedly busted into South Vietnam, rolling their tanks right into the center of the city, now known as "Reunification Plaza". ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more